In this instance, you can enable scaling below the notch on a per-app basis. Many will receive updates to account for the new notch, but some older apps may not. Some apps have busy menu bars with more than the usual File, Edit, and View options running along the top of the screen. You Can Scale Busy Menu Bars If Necessary This is an opt-in process and even Apple’s built-in apps like Safari currently only scale below the notch. In that case, nothing will be hidden from view by the notch since the developer will have made sure content isn’t displayed here. The one exception to this is if an app developer takes steps to account for the notch in the app’s design. When you move your cursor to the top of the screen to access a menu bar item, these controls will fade in. Content is displayed below the menu bar and a black border will appear at the top of the screen. Full-Screen Apps Ignore the NotchĪny apps that you use in full-screen mode (or apps that use full-screen mode by default, like games) will automatically hide the notch. In time, you probably won’t even notice it. If you change how you think about the notch, you may come around to consider it less of an issue. RELATED: Why the Notch in Apple's New MacBook Pro Isn't a Big Deal

If you previously hid the menu bar under System Preferences > Dock & Menu Bar, consider that you no longer need to do that to maintain a full 16:10 aspect ratio. This means that Apple’s longstanding menu bar at the top of the screen no longer takes up precious screen real-estate. Instead of a thicker band of dead space along the top of your MacBook, as is the case with the 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro, the bezel has been cannibalized to add more display. Rather than thinking of the notch as an imposition on your screen real estate, consider that the display is instead an imposition on the bezel.

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